Marriage is both messy and beautiful. This week's guest, Darlene Schacht, author of Messy Beautiful Love and the Time Warp Wife blog, shares with us her wise thoughts on marriage and how women in any messy beautiful marriage can: • Handle the big stressors in marriage...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a real, live rock star?The lights, the cameras, the music, the swarming fans… we got a little star struck just imagining it as we sat down with Rachel Hamar, one part of the top-rated country duo Cloverdayle. And...

Have you ever taken a selfie? Of your butt?That’s just what Leeana Tankersley, author of Breathing Room, did so of course, that’s the first thing that Kathi and Erin ask her about. Why did she take a picture of her butt and how did she live to tell about it?Kathi and...

Have you ever felt ashamed at the playground? Have you worried that your kids are the only ones playing Ninja Warrior while the others swing peacefully? Have you felt like you just can't measure up as a mom? This week, Kathi and Erin discuss the reaction to Erin's new...

Do you see yourself as God's masterpiece? Do you live as a piece of art? Does the entire concept of living as a work of art totally intimidate you?Emily Freeman, author of A Million Little Ways, joins us on the podcast and really makes the concept of living as a work...

All of the parenting books, the intentional planning, and the "I'm going to be a great parent" attitude meant nothing the minute Ellen had her firstborn, Erin. None of the discipline strategies worked the way they promised. So Ellen began the adventure of finding ways...

Heartache. Searching. Loneliness. An overwhelming need to be exquisitely loved. Can you relate? Our guest this week, Emily Wierenga, shares her journey in searching for "home". She was raised in a Christian home but never felt truly loved. She longed to know she fit...

Where does all the money go? It can be frustrating when you are trying to save money but every time you turn around there is something you weren't planning for- school supplies, birthday gifts, and oh wait, is that Christmas decor in Hobby Lobby!Our guest Mary Hunt,...

God sometimes asks us to do things that seem crazy big and beyond our scope of "ableness" (and let's be real, willingness!).Things like:Starting a businessCreating a ministryInternational adoptionWhat happens when we faithfully jump in with both feet? Jessica...

In part two of my interview with my co-author Cheri Gregory, we talk about how the last two of the bullies from our book The Cure for the Perfect Life 12 Ways to Stop Trying Harder and Start Living Brave, Performancism and People Pleasing, follow us around and beat us...

She had all of her "Christian" ducks in a row.... until God swept them all to the side.  Jen Hatmaker was a Christian speaker and author, married to a PASTOR for heaven's sake who spent every day of her life doing the church thing and doing it well. But then, Jen...

Hi Friends! My newest book, The Cure for the Perfect Life, came from my deepest desire to help the women in this world live fuller, richer lives at exactly where God wants them. This week Cheri Gregory (who co-wrote The Cure for the Perfect Life) and I sat down to...

When it comes to being a mom, have you ever felt like you wish someone would just tell you what to do? (Or at least talk you down after you kid has told you that he wishes Jake's mom was his real mother?)My dear friend Stephanie Shott joined us this week to discuss...

This first podcast is for earbuds only – no listening in the minivan with the kiddos in back (unless they are plugged into their own listening device…) My friend and speaker, Michele Cushatt hasn't had the prettiest life. It has been down right hard and the things God...

"You don't get a pass on your faith because of a curve ball." OUCH! Would your best friend be willing say the same to you if you needed to hear it?My co-host this week is Gillian Marchenko, author of Sun Shine Down: A Memoir. Gillian's life as a mom, wife of a pastor...